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I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused. —Graham Greene, The Quiet American
“Doctor Piper dealt with corpses and for the most part, he preferred them to the living. He didn’t mind living people, he was perfectly happy to meet them and talk to them and even work with them, but corpses never, ever asked stupid questions.”
― Paladin's Hope
― Paladin's Hope
“Granted, Piper’s dating history was not particularly extensive and he had always been terrible at pursuing other men, but he was still pretty sure that the morgue wasn’t the place where you were supposed to start.”
― Paladin's Hope
― Paladin's Hope
“There are a few years when you make almost all of your important memories. And then you spend the next few decades reliving them.”
― Interior Chinatown
― Interior Chinatown
“Hell hath no fury, they say, like a man treated the same way as he treats women.”
― Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
― Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
“Nice mouthfeel. Creamy. Not at all like the eggs that one might buy at the store. I assume this chicken ate worms in the garden.’
Shirley tasted again.
‘Yes. These eggs. Definitely worms,’ she said before passing the fork back to Katrina.”
― Light from Uncommon Stars
Shirley tasted again.
‘Yes. These eggs. Definitely worms,’ she said before passing the fork back to Katrina.”
― Light from Uncommon Stars
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